Holly Wreath: Part Two

On this lovely cold day, we added laurel and holly to the holly wreath base. Mum trimmed off some laurel and holly branches from some bushes. I held two laurel branches and a holly branch in place, while mum tied the ends onto the wreath. Eventually we stopped doing this and I passed Mum the … Read more

Holly Wreath: Part One

On this cold and sunny day, we made the base of a holly wreath at the woods. First, Mum gathered ten hazel branches. Then, I bent a branch into a circle, and Mum wrapped some wire where the two ends were overlapping. Next, we took another branch. While Mum held the circle and the end … Read more

How to Make an Advent Calendar

You will need Chocolate A bowl A spoon A knife Wrappers A mould Pegs Bags String Method Step One First, put the chocolate in a bowl and melt it in the microwave for 1 minute. Step Two Secondly, spoon the melted chocolate into the moulds and gently shake the mould to get the air bubbles … Read more

November Nature Journal Entry

Trees The yew tree arils are still there and are as red as a rainbow. Fungi The clouded funnel is withering. Animals Birds We heard geese migrating as loud as ever. Their formation was the letter V. Invertebrates Under some logs we found a flat back millipede, a common pill woodlouse, a common striped woodlouse, … Read more

Vegetarian Air Fryer Pizza

Serves 6 Ingredients: 1 tbsp oil1 pizza dough100 g of cheese8 Cherry tomatoesHalf a pepper4 tbsp tomato purée2 tsp Italian herbs First, line two air fryer pans, using greaseproof paper. Take the dough out of the bread maker and split it in half. Shape the dough halves into rectangles and carefully place them into the … Read more

October Nature Journal Entry

Trees and Leaves The leaves carpet the ground.Now that leaves are falling,The trees are looking as magnificent as ever.Because there are leaves on the shining water,I wondered to myself is there water there? Fungi Rain is a sign of fungi,Clouded funnel, sulphur tuft, fly agaric and polypore.Colours of fungi:Red, white, cream, brown and more. Animals … Read more

Swallows and Amazons Book 2: Swallowdale

The author of Swallowdale is called Arthur Ransom. In this exciting adventure classic, the Swallows, John, Susan, Titty and Roger, shipwreck their boat-Swallow. This makes them camp in Horseshoe Cove. Titty and Roger explore and find Swallowdale, which becomes the Swallow’s new camp. Next, the four explores climb Kanchenjunga with the Amazons-Nancy and Peggy. On … Read more

The Ring of Brodgar

I read a legend about how The Ring of Brodgar was made, which said that giants from each of the islands of Orkney had turned to stone while dancing. Today, I carried out some research on this circle of megaliths. The circle of megaliths, huge stones, was built in Orkney between 2500BC and 2000BC. There … Read more

Mosaics

This week, I made a mosaic of a volcano picture in a picture frame. I did this by placing little glass tiles on a piece of square board that was covered in glue. Yesterday, I learnt about mosaic history. The Greeks made mosaics out of stones, shells and ivory, with themes including the triumphs of … Read more

Dragon Night

I have written this poem to practise making the /or/ sound. Dragon Night Talking to each other with a roar,The dragons are flying in the starry night.Using flame to add to their score.Using eyebeams to make their way bright.